Thread: Soooo, new Chinese visa requirements?

I think other way around, palms. DTW-PEK, then PEK-ICN. You need a confirmed ticket from PEK to be allowed into the country, so it's cheaper to go to another country in Asia than it is to go back overseas. Also, since it's a transit visa (that is, going through China to get to another country) you can't do US-CN-US or something like that.

Originally Posted by Tony757

Highly recommend Novotel Beijing Peace. It's in Wangfujing, near Forbidden City and on the food street (yum!) Good airline rates, good service. Just ask for a real mattress, the standard ones are like a tatami mat lol. May as well sleep on the floor!

Sweet!

We did the Novotel Xin Qiao for an airline rate of $68 per night and it included 3 buffet breakfasts daily and 1 laundered item daily.

Another city w/72 hour transit visa--Guangzhou!
I went there several years ago to represent a factory. Pearl River--huge, new airport or easily accessible by train from HKG.
P&G has offices there.

hmmm, any idea if that's already effective? I just checked TIMATIC to see if it said anything about using rail or some other form of transportation to HKG, and it looks like it's a 24 hour thing. Searching for an NRT-CAN-SIN itinerary with US citizenship:

VISA TRANSIT CHINA PEOPLE'S REP.) CN)

...... NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......
TWOV TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA):
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR HOLDERS OF CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKETS
FOR A MAX. TRANSIT TIME OF 24 HOURS. TRANSIT
INCL. TWO STOPS, WITH A TOTAL TRANSIT TIME OF 24 HOURS, WITHIN
CHINA PEOPLE'S REP.) IS PERMITTED.
- NOT APPLICABLE AT CHENGDU CTU).
- NATIONALS OF USA ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THE TWO-STOP
TRANSIT WITHIN CHINA, IF TRANSITING THROUGH TIANJIN TSN),
WEIHAI WEH), WUHAN WUH), XI AN XIY) OR ZHENGZHOU CGO).
-
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR HOLDERS OF CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKETS
FOR A MAX. TRANSIT T*RULES/R32 ON THE SAME CALENDAR DAY AT
CHENGDU CTU). TRANSIT INCL. TWO STOPS, WITH A TOTAL TRANSIT
TIME OF 24 HOURS, WITHIN CHINA PEOPLE'S REP.) IS PERTED.
-
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR NATIONALS OF USA HOLDING CONFIRMED
ONWARD TICKETS FOR A MAX. TRANSIT T*RULES/R32 TIME OF 72
HOURS AT BEIJING (PEK), SHANGHAI HONGQIAO (SHA) OR SHANGHAI
PUDONG (PVG), PROVIDED ARRIVING IN AND DEPARTING FROM THE SAME
CITY.
- ALL TRANSITING PASSENGERS ARE SUBJECT TO A CHECK BY
IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. PASSENGERS IN TRANSIT ARE REQUIRED TO
HOLD PASSPORTS OR PASSPORT REPLACING DOCUMENTS THAT ARE
ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY INTO CHINA PEOPLE'S REP.). FOR MORE
DETAILS ON DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE ENTER CHINA
PEOPLE'S REP.) AS A DESTINATION.
- LEAVING THE TRANSIT AREA IS ALLOWED.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

HEALTH DESTINATION CHINA PEOPLE'S REP.) CN)

VACCINATIONS NOT REQUIRED.

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Guangzhou to allow 72-hour visa-free transits

Originally published on www.businesstraveller.asia 19/04/2013 - Filed under: Home » News »

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Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, photo by Robert S Donovan
Guangzhou is set to become the third Chinese city to allow visa-free transits for foreign travellers.

The policy will allow visitors holding third-country visas and onward plane tickets from Baiyun airport to stay in Guangzhou for up to 72 hours without the need of a visa, reported by Chinese Xinhua News Agency. According to Zou Yingping, public relations assistant at China Southern Airlines, an application has been submitted and is pending the customs authority’s approval. The policy is likely to be implemented within the year.

So, it sounds like we're both right

Oh, that's awesome! I don't usually have reservations; I guess I could have used the crew hotel and his ID--or used points then cancelled the room.
Where and when are you going? I have 2 trips to Shanghai--one in July and one early August (spill trip for him) Then he switches to NY and flies EU. It's so flipping hot and humid now and the air quality is hardly the best in China.
I highly recommend the DTW 777 flight to Shanghai or BEijing, vs west coast legs on some AC, but SEA uses a 76W and those are pretty comfy, even with your legs kinda slipped under the seat console in front of you. NRT has been full often--most gateways.